A South Carolina man who used social media to sell drugs and led Richland County sheriff’s deputies on a car chase was convicted on multiple charges Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney’ Office said. A federal jury found 29-year-old Columbia resident Booker Henley guilty of possession of a firearm by a felon, possession with intent to distribute […]
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Jury convicts movie armourer of involuntary manslaughter over Baldwin shooting
A jury has convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the western movie Rust. The verdict against movie armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed assigns new blame for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021 after an […]
Jury convicts first rioter, a Kentucky man, to enter Capitol during Jan. 6 attack
A Kentucky man who was labeled as the first person to breach the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection has been found guilty by a federal jury for his actions during the riot, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Michael Sparks, 46, from Elizabethtown, was convicted of multiple felony and misdemeanor offenses […]
Shasta County jury convicts man of first degree murder in 2020 shooting in south Redding
A jury found a Redding man guilty this week of shooting another man to death in October 2020 and then, a day later, leading police on a chase down Interstate 5 until he crashed the car he was driving and was struck by a police patrol car as he tried to run away. James Joshua […]
Jury convicts Southern California socialite in 2020 hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California socialite was found guilty Friday of murder and other charges in the hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers in a crosswalk more than three years ago. Authorities said Rebecca Grossman, wife of a prominent Los Angeles burn doctor, fatally struck Mark Iskander, 11, and brother Jacob, 8, while […]
Jury convicts man in 2021 slaying at Albuquerque motel
Feb. 12—A jury on Monday convicted Christopher Maldonado of first-degree murder for what prosecutors described as a robbery-turned-homicide at a Northeast Albuquerque motel in 2021. Maldonado, 36, was found guilty of fatally shooting 33-year-old Rony Carrera-Flores during a robbery Maldonado had planned with two others. Maldonado’s attorneys told jurors in closing arguments on Monday that […]
Russia forms new special unit consisting of convicts
The National Resistance Center has reported that Russia has recruited convicts for the war against Ukraine into a new special assault unit called Shtorm Gladiator. Source: Ukraine’s National Resistance Center (NRC) Details: The NRC noted that this is a privileged semi-secret battalion consisting of several hundred convicts with combat experience, named “gladiators” in honour of […]
No more easy deals for Russian convicts freed to fight
Judge convicts man of stabbing girlfriend to death, setting fire to her North St. Paul apartment
A judge on Friday convicted a man of stabbing his girlfriend to death and then starting a fire in her North St. Paul apartment to try to conceal the killing. Ramsey County District Judge David Brown found Melvin Bilbro, 42, guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree intentional murder and first-degree arson in connection with the death […]
Jury convicts man in Miami Twp. rape case
A Trotwood man was convicted this week of raping a woman at gunpoint in 2022. A jury found Ronald Spells, 56, guilty of rape, attempted rape, and aggravated burglary this week, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court records. > 2 Ohio officers arrested, federally charged for allegedly stealing, selling cocaine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>>> 2 Ohio […]
Jury convicts Trotwood man in Miami Twp. rape, burglary case
Feb. 1—A jury Wednesday night reached a guilty verdict on all counts accusing him of entering a woman’s Miami Twp. apartment in September 2022 and raping her at gunpoint. Ronald Terrance Spells, 56, of Trotwood was convicted as charged of rape, attempted rape and aggravated burglary following a trial that began Monday in Montgomery County […]
Jury convicts demonstrator who protested against ‘extreme’ anti-LGBTQ bill in KY Capitol
The first of 20 people to face trial for protesting the heavily-criticized Senate Bill 150 in the state Capitol last year was found guilty last week, according to court records. Lindsay Diggins, who now goes by Lyndon, according to court records, was charged with third-degree criminal trespassing after protesting inside the statehouse in March 2023 […]